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# Warpath of Nations: The Naval Battle That Prevented a Canadian Invasion
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/warpath-of-nations-the-naval-battle-that-prevented-a-canadian-invasion-bgowdo/
- Published: 2025-11-07T14:30:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:13:19.000Z
- Description: Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold rush to stop the British sailing down Lake Champlain.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_89b4236d-7ca9-4042-b20d-90851cca9775, #extra

After the defeat at Quebec City, a British invasion down the Hudson River seemed inevitable. Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold are appointed to construct a navy to stop the British invasion on Lake Champlain. Despite being outnumbered two to one, Gates and Arnold are able to fend off the British force and halt the planned invasion until the following spring.